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WASHINGTON, May 20 (UPI) -- Stay-at-home moms are much more likely to report having ever been diagnosed with depression than moms who work outside the home, a U.S. survey indicates. Gallup officials said they looked separately at non-employed mothers who Full Article at United Press International

Blame Gallup. You may, as an individual parent, be a bit tired of assessing the differences between mothers who work outside the home, and mothers who do not. You might also think it is time to start considering parents of both genders in these kinds of Full Article at The New York Times

At-home mothers are more likely than employed mothers to report feeling sad or angry and to have been diagnosed with depression, according to a new report by Gallup. Women who are employed also express about the same emotional well-being whether they ha Full Article at The New York Times

Mitt Romney wrapped up a very busy week (Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire) with a very short speech (barely nine minutes) Friday afternoon in New Hampshire. On Saturday, the former Massachusetts governor will spend the day opening his Wolfeboro, N.H. , home o Full Article at The Washington Post

In 2012, once again, Catholics should be the swing voters of a presidential race. They’re one of the country’s most divided and complex voting blocs, too. One third of Catholics are staunch social conservatives who view abortion as a litmus test when cho Full Article at The New York Times

Forty percent of all registered voters are independents – the highest figure since Gallup started keeping track half a century ago. Since 2008, 2.5 million voters have left the two major parties to become independents, which is now a larger group than re Full Article at The Washington Post

DHAKA, Bangladesh – She's just come from convincing Chinese leaders to free blind dissident Chen Guangcheng. Soon she'll cajole India's leaders to reduce oil imports from Iran. But at the moment, Hillary Rodham Clinton is renewing old friendships in one Full Article at USA Today

The news that a conservative super PAC is contemplating an attack on President Obama’s association with the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright has lit the political world on fire. (You can read the full document her e.) But there’s plenty of reason to th Full Article at The Washington Post

You gotta have faith. Democrats have it. Republicans don’t. That is the finding of a USA Today/Gallup poll that was released on Tuesday. The poll found that: Fifty-six percent of Americans think Barack Obama will win the 2012 presidential election, compa Full Article at The New York Times

A new study released by the Brookings Institution argues that Mitt Romney ’s Mormon religion is unlikely to hurt him at the polls in November. The researchers based the conclusion on an experiment in which people were asked whether they planned to vote f Full Article at The New York Times

Powerful omens are foreshadowing something big happening in the political universe. There have been reports of water flowing uphill, I understand there will be a sudden, unpredicted eclipse happening soon, there are stories of animals who have begun to s Full Article at The Washington Post

May 16, 2012, 5:09 pm The same CBS/New York Times poll that shows Mitt Romney opening up a very slight lead on the president also contains a possible clue to solving the mystery I mentioned last week : The gap between public support for gay marriage in o Full Article at The New York Times

As I’ve been noting here, a key danger for Obama is that swing voters appear open to the basic premise of his candidacy: that his experience turning around troubled companies has left him well equipped to turn around an entire country and its economy. A Full Article at The Washington Post

Gallup reports : “Obama’s approval rating is below 50 percent, Americans’ satisfaction with the direction of the country is barely above 20 percent, and the economy remains a dominant concern.” Moreover: Comparing today’s economic and political ratings w Full Article at The Washington Post

Two polls out yesterday — one more dramatic than the other — show signs that folks are feeling a little bit better about the nation’s economic future. And the Commerce Department released data yesterday that buttress those rosier feelings. The New York T Full Article at The Washington Post

American frustration with the pace of economic recovery could prove troublesome for President Obama in this year's election. UPI/Michael Reynolds/Pool License photo PRINCETON, N.J. , May 16 (UPI) -- Several indicators of the U.S. economic and political cl Full Article at United Press International

Again Jupiter is making headlines. It has been nominated #9 happiest seaside town in the United States, according to Coastal Living Magazine. This is the first time ever list of the country's happiest places to live on the coast. The formula includes edi Full Article at PR Newswire

A new poll says that most Americans expect President Obama to be re-elected. UPI/Michael Reynolds/Pool License photo PRINCETON, N.J. , May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. voters overwhelmingly say they expect President Obama to win re-election, the latest Gallup poll in Full Article at United Press International

Democrats say they're happier with U.S. President Obama than Republicans are with presumptive party nominee Mitt Romney, Gallup reported. Published: May 15, 2012 at 11:24 AM PRINCETON, N.J. , May 15 (UPI) -- Democrats say they're happier with U.S. Preside Full Article at United Press International